Arthur May Memorial Nursery Handicap – Chester

Chester

15:05

Arthur May Memorial Nursery Handicap

Date 2024-08-04

Distance 7f1y

Class Class 5

Going Good To Soft

Type Flat

Surface Turf

Age Band 2yo

Prize £7,644

Runners (9)

EW Terms: 3 places, ¼ odds (standard bookmaker terms — may vary)

#	Horse	Jockey / Trainer	Wt	Gear	Form	OR	RPR	TS	Last	Crs	Dst	Val	Scr	EW	Odds
1 (6)	Tactical Plan Bay J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Ed Dunlop	J:Silvestre De Sousa T:Ed Dunlop	135	—	4022	75	79	65	11d	—	—	+1	20.5	0.83/1	10/3 23%
Runner-up in two maidens over this far and latest effort at Catterick was his best yet
2 (4)	Dollyana Bay J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	J:Lewis Edmunds T:William Muir & Chris Grassick	135	—	8617	75	77	49	10d	—	—	+1	18.5	0.88/1	7/2 22%
Below par last time but respected on her winning piece of form which now reads well
6 (1)	Atomic Mass Brown J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	J:Billy Garritty T:Michael & David Easterby	128	—	5753	68	82	71	22d	—	—	-5	12.5	1.00/1	4/1 20%
Promising debut at York and tapped back into that promise when third in a 6f nursery there
3 (2)	Anthropologist Bay J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Johnston	J:Billy Loughnane T:Charlie Johnston	132	—	3474	72	80	49	23d	—	—	-4	10.4	1.50/1	6/1 14%
Had no excuses from the front over C&D (good/soft) on handicap debut and dropped just 2lb
9 (3)	Herecomesthebear Bay J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	J:Jason Hart T:Hugo Palmer	122	—	767	62	80	54	22d	—	—	-3	5.1	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has course experience and might well take a significant step forward now handicapping
4 (7)	Tuscan Point Bay J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	J:Oisin Orr T:Richard Fahey	131	—	5585	71	77	67	22d	—	—	0	7.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Has something to find with Atomic Mass and the cheekpieces tried last time are left off
7 (8)	New Bombay Bay J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	J:David Probert T:Andrew Balding	128	h	969	68	81	68	15d	—	—	0	6.2	3.00/1	12/1 8%
£150,000 yearling in a top yard but goes handicapping with much to prove
8 (9)	Law Degree Bay J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	J:David Allan T:Tim Easterby	125	p	4751	65	80	76	19d	—	—	+9	15.7	3.00/1	12/1 8%
Improved to win last time but he's up 6lb in a better race here and drawn wide
NR (5)	Eighteen Fourteen Bay J:Cam Hardie T:Ollie Pears	J:Cam Hardie T:Ollie Pears	130	—	3019	70	83	76	22d	—	—	—	12.9	—	—
Under the pump when short of room on nursery debut at York and finished well behind

Horse	bet365	Coral	Virgin Bet
Tactical Plan	10/3	10/3	3/1
Dollyana	7/2	7/2	7/2
Atomic Mass	7/2	7/2	4/1
Anthropologist	11/2	11/2	6/1
Herecomesthebear	12/1	11/1	10/1
Tuscan Point	12/1	11/1	11/1
New Bombay	12/1	12/1	11/1
Law Degree	12/1	11/1	10/1

Predictor

Scored on Official Rating (max 30), Recent Form (max 25), and Market Odds (max 20). Max score: 75.

1st

Tactical Plan

20.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 8.5 Odds: 5.7

10/3

2nd

Dollyana

18.5

OR: 6.3 Form: 7 Odds: 5.2

7/2

3rd

Law Degree

15.7

OR: 3.8 Form: 10 Odds: 1.9

12/1

Eighteen Fourteen

12.9

OR: 5 Form: 7.9 Odds: 0

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Atomic Mass

12.5

OR: 4.5 Form: 3 Odds: 5

4/1

Anthropologist

10.4

OR: 5.5 Form: 0.9 Odds: 4

6/1

Tuscan Point

7.2

OR: 5.3 Form: 0 Odds: 1.9

12/1

New Bombay

6.2

OR: 4.5 Form: 0 Odds: 1.7

12/1

Herecomesthebear

5.1

OR: 3 Form: 0 Odds: 2.1

12/1

Ratings

Horse	OR	RPR	TS
Tactical Plan	75	79	65
Dollyana	75	77	49
Anthropologist	72	80	49
Tuscan Point	71	77	67
Eighteen Fourteen	70	83	76
Atomic Mass	68	82	71
New Bombay	68	81	68
Law Degree	65	80	76
Herecomesthebear	62	80	54

Last Run

Horse	Last Run	Status
Dollyana	10d ago	Quick return
Tactical Plan	11d ago	Quick return
New Bombay	15d ago	Fit
Law Degree	19d ago	Fit
Atomic Mass	22d ago	Fit
Herecomesthebear	22d ago	Fit
Tuscan Point	22d ago	Fit
Eighteen Fourteen	22d ago	Fit
Anthropologist	23d ago	Fit